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Labor/Employment,
Civil Rights

Nov. 15, 2017

Citing 1866 law, African-American employees suing Tesla try to bypass arbitration

An attorney who represents several African-Americans suing Tesla Inc. in state court for allegedly creating a hostile workplace has filed a motion in federal court asking a judge to declare that compelled arbitration is illegal under the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Citing 1866 law, African-American employees suing Tesla try to bypass arbitration
Bryan Schwartz of Bryan Schwartz Law is asking a federal court to declare that compelled arbitration is illegal under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, although another federal law upholds arbitration clauses in employment contracts.

SAN FRANCISCO — An attorney who represents several African-Americans suing Tesla Inc. in state court for allegedly creating a hostile workplace filed a motion in federal court asking a judge to declare that compelled arbitration is illegal under the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Lawrence Organ of the California Civil Rights Law Group argued in the motion filed Monday that compelling arbitration, as Tesla wants, is incompatible with Cong...

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